Gold and silver plunged after record highs, driven by a strong US dollar and profit-booking. Analysts urge caution on silver, favor staggered buying, and highlight equities as safer alternatives.
Shares of Hindustan Copper slid 18% during the session, wiping out nearly ₹18,000 crore in market capitalisation over the past two trading days.
Goldman Sachs said it believes Solar Industries, Bharat Electronics and Bharat Dynamics are well-placed to benefit from the spending focus on ‘other equipment’. It also see a potential trickle down benefit for Astra Microwave Products and Data Patterns.
Gold fell 1.5% to $4793.97 as the US dollar strengthened, while silver rebounded 1.6%. Markets eye Kevin Warsh’s Fed nomination and global PMI data for direction.
The jitters saw MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan, opens new tab ease 0.7%, with South Korea (.KS11), opens new tab down 1.0%.
Brent crude futures were down $2, or 2.9%, to $67.28 per barrel at 0100 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude also fell $2, or 3.1%, to $63.17 per barrel.
Views on fiscal consolidation suggest continuity, but at a slower pace. Morgan Stanley sees consolidation continuing, though more gradually.
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